From: RLBMagic@aol.com
Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 19:44:01 EDT
Subject: More on Getting Paid vs. Advertising
To: balloon@balloonhq.com

There have been some excellent posts in response to this question. My 
personal feeling is a combination of them. It's just fine for a company to 
ask for something, as long as they're willing to take a "no" for an answer. 
We live in a capitalism based economy. Barter can also be good, but don't 
forget that it still needs to be reported to the IRS! What is tiresome is the 
people who, even after a polite explanation and rejection, still don't get 
it: that we are *professional* entertainers. 

When I was first performing, I occasionally traded shows for publicity. My 
results? Mediocre to poor. (One time I didn't get my name in the ad as 
promised; their excuse was that there just wasn't enough room. What would you 
do then?) Personally, I like Mark Nilsen's idea of putting it in the 
contract. I'm going to do it! For years I've been telling anyone who is 
advertising their event that putting the Name of the performer in the ad 
works to their advantage, because it looks much more important than some 
generic performer.

Richard

"Still Working on a Catchy Tagline"